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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Paul H. Nichols, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kamal A. Khan, Durham, NC (US);
Iman G. Ali, Apex, NC (US);
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
An electronic device may include a screen and a plurality of lights. A plurality of image frames may be provided with each image frame defining an image for display on the screen. Illumination instructions may be provided for the plurality of lights, wherein different illumination instructions are associated with different image frames and wherein each illumination instruction defines a respective illumination pattern for the plurality of lights. The images defined by the respective image frames may be displayed on the screen. While displaying a first image defined by a first image frame on the screen, a first illumination pattern for the plurality of lights may be provided with the first illumination pattern being defined by a first illumination instruction associated with the first image frame. While displaying a second image defined by a second image frame on the screen, a second illumination pattern for the plurality of lights may be provided with the second illumination pattern being defined by a second illumination instruction associated with the second image frame. Moreover, the first and second illumination patterns may be different. Related methods and computer program products are also discussed.